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Having good levels of cardiorespiratory fitness cuts disease and premature death by 11 to 17 per cent according to new research from the University of ... More

While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

As of January 2023, integrative health will be top of the menu at Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa in Koh Samui, Thailand, following the ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) is gearing up for its Future of Functional Medicine Symposium scheduled for 20 May in Bangkok, Thailand. Functional medicine is ... More

Hospitality industry executive search and recruiting firm Hutchinson Consulting has joined forces with functional medicine physician Mark Hyman, MD, as part of a programme designed ... More

Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO statistics show that one ... More

Andrew Frontini, principal and design director of Perkins and Will in Toronto, and his colleague Paul Kulig, principal for urban design and transit, told CLAD ... More

People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent heart disease and stroke. Findings from a study of more ... More

The Singapore government is creating a "comprehensive digital health platform" based on the use of wearables, as part of a new nationwide health initiative designed ... More

More than two thirds (68 per cent) of Americans would devote at least an hour each day on fitness activities, if they'd receive a financial ... More

Chiva-Som International Health Resort is set to embark on the fourth and final stage of its renovation programme, from 1 May to 31 October of ... More

GPs and health professionals are being urged to refer older and inactive patients for golf lessons, after a new report showed that golf builds muscle ... More

Millions of people with long-term health conditions will be targeted via a £1.3m investment project launched by Sport England to encourage them to become more ... More

The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Foundation has launched five access pilot programmes in its clubs across the US in an effort to ... More

It’s well-known that regular aerobic exercise forms a central pillar in a long and healthy life, however new research suggests that hitting the weights could ... More

The Irish government has ring-fenced an initial €5.5m (£4.2m, US$6m) for 2016 in a bid to get 500,000 more people involved with regular physical activity ... More

The National Health Service (NHS) in England has unveiled a major genetics project which will seek to unravel the mysteries of DNA and disease. The ... More

Spa Opportunities can exclusively reveal plans for an ambitious US$3m (€2.22, £1.84m) wellness retreat in the foothills of India’s Himalayan mountains, combining ancient Ayurvedic methods ... More

UK medical advisory body NICE has suggested that local authorities should modify screening protocols for ethnic minorities, to act as an early warning sign against ... More

The failure of GPs to properly use the NHS Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) - the government's voluntary incentive scheme - will result in a ... More

The contribution of spa tourism to the economic development of Greece and ways to attract more investment in the spa sector is to be discussed ... More

Physical activity measures have now been implemented in a voluntary reward and incentive programme used by GPs across the UK. Two physical activity indicators have ... More

Image: The report outlines seven recommendations The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has cited the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) as a "key collaborator" for the ... More

A survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has highlighted the importance of physical exercise in the prevention of chronic conditions among people ... More